Garden State Book Awards

2006 Nominees

Easy to Read Books

Cazet, Denys. Elvis the Rooster Almost Goes to Heaven.

Elvis the rooster thinks he has died when he fails to crow at the rising of the sun but the chickens find a way to restore his cluck.

DePaola, Tomie. T-Rex is Missing!

Morgie accuses his best friend of taking his favorite dinosaur toy without asking, and then he finds that he must apologize.

Holub, Joan. Why Do Horses Neigh?

Questions and answers present information about the behavior and characteristics of horses and their interactions with humans.

Levinson, Nancy Smiler. Prairie Friends.

When Betsy learns that a new family is coming to the Nebraska prairie, she hopes they have a girl who will be her friend.

Little, Jean. Emma's Strange Pet.

Emma is allergic to animals with fur, but because she and her adopted brother really want a pet, they decide to try a lizard.

McMullan, Kate. Pearl and Wagner: Two Good Friends.

A rabbit, Pearl , and a mouse, Wagner, work together to build a robot for their science project.

McNamara, Margaret. The Pumpkin Patch.

Katy finds what she thinks is the perfect pumpkin on a class field trip to a pumpkin patch, but after her classmates tease her about how small it is, it is up to Katy's father to show her how perfect her pumpkin can be.

Milgrim, David. See Pip Point.

When Pip the mouse floats off with Otto the robot's balloon, Otto and Zee the Bee go to the rescue.